Why does nobody talk about the shed floor collapse risk?

I used to just throw everything on the plywood floor of my old shed, no problem. Then last spring in Austin, we got that crazy heavy rain and the whole thing basically sank into the mud. Had to replace the floor and a bunch of my stuff got wrecked. Now I built a new shed with a gravel base and concrete blocks, cost me about $300 extra. Anyone else have their storage fail because of a bad foundation?

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sarahpark21d ago

My uncle in Houston lost a whole lawnmower that way, just sank right through the rotten wood. That gravel base you did is the way to go, I used crushed limestone and pressure treated sleepers for my new one. The extra cost hurts up front but it's NOTHING compared to replacing waterlogged tools. I check the ground slope around mine every season now, it's a total game changer.

hannah_fisher5821d ago

Waterlogged tools" sounds like my last attempt at a garden shed, which is now a very expensive mushroom farm.

morgan.jason21d ago

Actually pressure treated wood can still rot if it's sitting right on wet ground... the gravel base is what really saves it.

kelly_patel21d ago

That crushed limestone base sounds solid. How deep did you go with the gravel layer before setting the sleepers? I'm in a similar wet area and wonder if the standard four inches is enough or if I should go deeper for heavy equipment.